On: Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 09:40:47AM -0800,Schuh, Richard Wrote:
} I take it that you do not have access to VSSI's VTAPE product. It has a
} TAPSENSE command that does a SENSE and formats the output into a
} readable display.
Which is exactly what RXTAPINFO plus the rexx wrapper (also called
TAPINFO) does. I may have given them the code (via a workshop or
VMSHARE item). Here is a bit from the assembler header:
* Acknowledgements:
*
* In writing this routine, I have shamelessly lifted
* styles, techniques, and pieces of code from
* TAPSENSE by Henry Nussbacher (WIS),
* and RDTAPE by Bruce Sather, (ADI).
* Thanks guys.
EJECT
* Modification history
* Original, 12/1986, Xerox Computer services.
* Mod, 3/1994, ETi
* Dual path so that the tape i/o will use DIAG A8
* when available, or DIAG 20 if not
Or given the similarity of names, perhaps they started with Henry's code.
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